It’s hot in the desert. Dar and Tara have a Snickers moment. The try to get the mail from the mailman. Hazel has the hiccups again. Tara goes shopping with coupons. Tara massages Hazel’s tear glands. The kids and I goof around. We crack open a rancid coconut. I dig buñuelos! I furrow my brow …
Work is really cramping my “spending time with my family” style. Brigham is still learning to use a spoon. I wipe my face with my hands. Brigham tries to feed his hair and talks like a dinosaur. We discovered what will cause the zombie apocalypse. Darcie makes good on the hair cut cookie deal with …
I bust out with some homemade Jalapeño Jelly. Don’t knock it till you try it! Ginger and Brigham goof around as kids do. Brigham is making suspicious calls from his toy phone. We need to carefully watch his minutes and we’re seriously considering getting him a unlimited texting plan. I briefly cover the Jalapeño Jelly …
Dar and I go for a walk and discuss our goals for the new year. I plan to lose 50 lbs before Jan 01 2013. Dar wants to not have a baby and to be more patient with the kids. We both want to clear out some debts. Brigham works in the pantry and helps …
Ginger leaves with Tara to tear up the clearance section at Target. I’m sick so I’m sporting socks and slippers. I shoot Brigham in the tummy with a cannon ball. Ginger goes on a bike ride to see Auntie. Tara plays a trick on Darcie with her new Google number. Ginger sings to the whole …
Brigham shows Xena some love, she does not reciprocate. Brigham fights nap time. Ginger eats the Alex-gingerbread and lose an arm. We sing Children of the Lord. Dar and I get down and play with the kids. Ginger ties a pretty bow around my ankle. We take down the Christmas tree and clean up the …
Ooooh, the sky is so pretty. There are light up flamingos in the clearance area of target. I translate some of Ginger’s song lyrics. We go to work on a Costco pizza. I share my internal struggle with wanting to eat seafood. The stinky cheese isle takes my mind off the crab legs. Couldn’t find …
Last night was a rough one. The kids were up in waves that kept us up most of the night. We were invited to breakfast at the Lunnen’s home. Brigham is hungry. We make a quick trip to the APPLE STORE!!! I was good; I didn’t buy anything. We were actually there for Dar. Dar …
We put together Ginger’s new princess bike. G is super excited! She puts on her safety gear. We cover the rules of the road. Ginger shares her new skills and some sweet tricks. Dar and Tara are skylarking up a storm and Ginger steps in to regulate. G wants to keep riding. G waters the …
We’re at my parents house for a Christmas celebration. I give Grandma Robin a hard time for accidentally feeding me real meat yesterday. The food looks great! We rock out in Pa’s nightclub office (he sells Deejay equipment). The kids open mountains of gifts. Ginger gets her Mermaid bike that she’s always wanted.
